Reviews & Opinion Polls for
Movies with Middle Eastern Themes
or Belly Dance Scenes

Fantasies of the East. Includes tales in the vein of the 1001 Nights, such as Aladdin and Sinbad
Historical Tales. Biblical epics, Pharaonic settings
Other Loosely Middle Eastern Themes. Archeologists, travel, Foreign Legion, mummies

Plots With Little or No Middle Eastern Connection. Restaurant scenes, spy thrillers, belly dance scenes in movies that otherwise have no connection to the Middle East

Fantasies of the East

Includes tales in the vein of the 1001 Nights, such as Aladdin and Sinbad, with monsters, flying carpets, genies, sorcerors, and more.

Poll Only?	Mini Review?	Full Review?	Title	Comments
X			Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves	The version that stars Samia Gamal and Fernandel. Several excellent dance scenes.
X			Golden Voyage of Sinbad	By Ray Harryhausen.
X			Seventh Voyage of Sinbad	By Ray Harryhausen.
X			Sheherazade (Les 1001 Nuits)	Catherine Zeta-Jones' first film role.
X			Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger	By Ray Harryhausen.
		X	Sinbad the Sailor	Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. & Maureen O'Hara.
	X		Son of Sinbad	Includes dance scene by Nejla Ates.
X			Thief of Bagdad, The (1924 version)	Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
		X	Thief of Bagdad, The (1940 version)	Stars Sabu, Conrad Veidt, Rex Harrison

Biblical epics, Pharaonic settings, desert nomads, historical Bagdad, and historical romance.

Poll Only?	Mini Review?	Full Review?	Title	Comments
	X		Bagdad	Stars Maureen O'Hara.
X			Casbah	Stars Yvonne DeCarlo.
	X		Flame of Araby	Stars Maureen O'Hara.
X			Harem Suaré	Stars Marie Gillain.
X			Kismet (1944 version), sometimes called Oriental Dream	Stars Marlene Dietrich.
X			Kismet (1955 version, the one based on the Broadway musical)	Stars Howard Keel.
		X	Land of the Pharaohs	Stars Joan Collins and Jack Hawkins.
X			Princess of the Nile	Stars Debra Paget.
X			Salomé	Stars Rita Hayworth.
	X		Samson & Delilah	Stars Hedy Lamarr & Victor Mature.
X			Sheik, The	Stars Rudolph Valentino.
	X		Solomon & Sheba	Stars Gina Lollabrigida & Yul Brynner (with hair!).
X			Son of the Sheik, The	Stars Rudolph Valentino.

Archeologists, travel, the French Foreign Legion, and mummies.

Poll Only?	Mini Review?	Full Review?	Title	Comments
X			Abbott & Costello In the Foreign Legion	Stars Abbott & Costello.
X			Abbott & Costello Lost in a Harem	Stars Abbott & Costello.
X			Beau Hunks	Stars Laurel & Hardy. No dance scenes.
	X		Carry On Follow That Camel	Dance scene by Anita Harris.
	X		Harum Scarum	Stars Elvis Presley. Belly dancing by Vicki Malkin.
		X	Valley of the Kings	Stars Eleanor Parker and Robert Taylor. Oriental dancing by Samia Gamal.
		X	Wee Wee Monsieur	Dance scene featuring the Three Stooges dressed as harem women.

Restaurant scenes, spy thrillers, and belly dance scenes in movies that otherwise have no connection to the Middle East.

Poll Only?	Mini Review?	Full Review?	Title	Comments
	X		Brass Bottle, The	Dance scene by Lulu Porter.
	X		Roustabout	Stars Elvis Presley. Dance scene by Wilda Taylor.
	X		Salomé, Where She Danced	Stars Yvonne DeCarlo.